Alves Barbosa
António da Silva Alves Barbosa (born December 24, 1931 in Fontela , Figueira da Foz district ; † September 29, 2018 there ) was a Portuguese cyclist .
In 1950 he was Portuguese amateur champion and finished 19th at the Volta a Portugal . He won them in 1951, 1958 and 1959.
He finished the Tour de France in 1956 in tenth place. From 1961 he was coach of the traditional cycling department of Benfica Lisbon and became national coach in 1975, 1978, 1989 and 1992. He is still very popular today, due to his merits and successes as well as his cheerful and popular appearance.
In 1958 he was the main actor in the film O Homem do Dia (Eng .: The man of the day). The director Henrique Campos shot the first Portuguese film in Cinemascope . The film was an expression of the enormous popularity Alves Barbosa was enjoying in Portugal at the time.
bibliography
- José Magalhães Castela: Alves Barbosa - 700 000 KM a Pedalar. Sete Caminhos, 2005, ISBN 978-989-6020675
Web links
- Website about Alves Barbosa (as blog)
- Alves Barbosa in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alves Barbosa in the Radsportseiten.net database
Individual evidence
- ^ Morreu Alves Barbosa, primeiro triplo vencedor da Volta a Portugal em bicicleta. Announcement by Rádio e Televisão de Portugal , September 29, 2018 (Portuguese, accessed September 30, 2018).
- ↑ Quem é Quem - Portugueses Célebres, Temas & Debates, Lisbon 2009 ( ISBN 978-989-644-047-3 ), page 75
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Barbosa, Alves |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Barbosa, António da Silva Alves (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Portuguese cyclist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Figueira da Foz , Portugal |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th September 2018 |
| Place of death | Figueira da Foz , Portugal |